HOW TO DRESS LIKE A CHIC FRENCH WOMAN WHEN YOU'RE PLUS SIZED

How To Dress Like A Chic French Woman When You're Plus Sized
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[@reginapierson650]

I believe the most untapped market in fashion is with plus size. Designers are offering tent dresses and leggings to plus size women. There are many things I want to buy, but no one produces them in plus sizes.

[@lilibetp]

regina pierson Tim Gunn says the exact same thing.

[@dianedoherty3655]

regina pierson if you can sew, you can make them. Try Cashmerette patterns made for plus size.

[@vcr6854]

SAME!

[@waterdragon5418]

I've found luck on zulily but you have to train your eye for online shopping. Be willing to miss on some items, alter them and know your measurements.

[@JustOneDress]

@@dianedoherty3655 Vogue and the other Big Four pattern companies make stylish garments in plus sizes. But any pattern can be altered to fit any size. I sew garments for my plus size friends using my size 6 and 8 Vogue patterns. They love their clothes. No more cheap polyester.

[@donnagalvan8970]

I would like to see you model a plus size women with the cloths on.

[@Elle_Gowing]

The plus size course is no longer available :( I'm 165cm and a neat UK 14 on the bottom, a 14-16 on top. I used to be a UK 8-10 but my life changed and put on weight which for various reasons is not easy to lose. I find it so much more difficult to look chic now. It is easy to look chic when you are slim, not so easy when you are plus size. Also what works for somebody with large hips and a small bust may not work for somebody with a large bust and smaller hips or somebody who is big all over. This is why manufacturers make shapeless things, not all plus size is the same.

[@janedamato]

Fashion to Figure is a good US shop started by Lane Bryant's grandsons after Lane Bryant brand was bought by Victoria's Secret

[@Quebecusa]

What i do when i shop online, is to put a picture of me next to the photos of the store. This way it helps me figure out fast if i will look good or not in this outfit. Many mistakes avoided.

[@lisaseidenkranz3211]

It is so true and frustrating plus size clothes are guady. Often time designers make clothes for woman that are always short. I am 5'10 and all slacks, skirts, and dresses are short. I wear a size 18 and I am 58 years old and am fed up with trying to buy chic well fitted classics.

[@sandygereau635]

I have similar issues - I am 6 feet and size 18 - ihav a hard time finding clothes long enough. I need regular clothes just bigger and longer. I will love the style tips as I dress in classic style. I also find being able to tailor clothes to be an asset too.

[@heatherinparis]

Amen!!

[@kate2903act]

Same issue! 6 foot tall and size 18, and I cannot buy classic pieces in my size. They stop at size 14 or 16, and are probably too short for me anyway. It's so frustrating.

[@kathrin9674]

welcome to my world. Trousers... pain in the ***

[@madeleineisabelle9383]

I am a size xs but I still really enjoyed this because I have quite a few plus size friends who I like to help out with fashion as they quite like my style.

[@veejo9535]

Yes I would be interested in your plus size course. I am still hoping to return to my former trim, slim size but in the meantime I have to embrace my plus size and learn how best to dress for this size.

[@maryanntexas52]

Thank you for the plus size course and for caring enough to share.

[@ninakupchenko5744]

Great topic. Thanks 🙏🏼. I’m Russian American so I struggle with fashion because of my size and the fashions in America. I’m that woman that opens the closet and go Auhhh

[@BrightRiverSunset]

I'm interested in a plus size course! Thanks, Amy

[@ritagaston1556]

I have seen your particular color palette that suits your skin tone. I would like however for you to help those of us with a warm skin tone. Can you gather items, colors that work with cream, beiges etc. as opposed to white.

[@kaseywhidden870]

My mom is of French ancestry and she is a plus sized lady and she works it fabulously!!!

[@TheJprose]

Yes please, any information on plus-size chic would be appreciated, especially for an apple shape.

[@elisabethhoward6917]

French chic, plus size? Yes, please!

[@blueyellow3621]

I cannot wait to see your course for plus size women. Your sense of style is what I need to create my French chic wardrobe. I live in states but my soul will be always in France( not a French woman by birth but by my spirit I am one😍🇫🇷). I am not exactly plus size, kinda in between, my weight has been fluctuating over the past 15 years, I was size 8-10, now more like a solid 14 (in US sizes). I have been interested in style for my whole life, and I used to wear a lot of chic clothes. Living in the USA for the past 15 years and wearing medical uniform every day put me in a tough position when I am struggling to find my style again. Would be so great to see your videos, Marie-Anne! Thank you!

[@sandralindsey6270]

You keep surprising me with your very timely and positive videos making fashion so accessible to all of us. Love, love, love ❤️ you, Marie-Anne! You have a gift for inspiring us!

[@LL-lj1kq]

I’m so thankful for this course. You are so wise and refreshing. Great gratitude !

[@janetutman3533]

I enjoy your helpful, wise help. Merci!

[@tanfay7516]

Simple, elegant and classic, never out of date!

[@comkver]

Patiently awaiting for your plus size course

[@MsSherrydarling]

Great video!! I love when you said that we have the power to have the eye see the silhouette that we want it to see!! I never really thought of it that way but it is so true!! Thanks for the inspiration! Merci! Merci!

[@ramonadowning6102]

Yes! I would love to learn how to direct the eye.

[@nanasloves]

I might be interested if I could see some examples.

[@amybee40]

@Judy Morgan I agree with you. It's frustrating that there always seems to be a paywall between us larger women and good style.

[@babs5968]

Bonjour Marie-Anne, I am a UK 16 top, 14 bottom & 163cms tall. Not plus size in the shops here but larger than many French women I guess. What is the minimum size you would consider your plus size course would apply to?

[@amybee40]

I'm kind of a wide hourglass. I was a classic 36-26-36 in college, and now it's just a matter of more inches added to each! The nice thing about it is that it's still balanced, so I come off thinner looking than what I weigh.

[@janwilliams6533]

I cannot wait. I am excited about it. Thank you, Marie-Anne

[@jillianlea9690]

i am plus sized . i love simplicity . for example a well fitted t shirt with a knot or tie with small pops of color in say a red shoe ...

[@libbyadams7631]

You carry yourself so well...as my late mother would say.

[@moonmedicineyoga]

thank you for this. i love the clean and elegant lines in french women fashion, but i have curves and never feel like the clothes look right on me :/ i truly enjoy your videos, insight, personality… i feel like we're friends. merci bien!

[@pamelacrosby281]

Your hair is so flattering in that style. I love it!

[@hettiepienaar2368]

I can't wait for your plus size videos! Thank you so much.

[@juliemagro734]

Thank you Marie-Anne. I am hour shaped and am learning to shop for simple outfits that can co-ordinate well. Thanks for the advice.

[@karencordova8262]

I look forward to learning more about dressing as a plus size woman. Karen C

[@simonastircescu3199]

Hello! I have just discover your channel, I found it very useful. I am a plus-size, but I also like the "French chic". Thank you for everything you are teaching us! And also, "J'aime bien quand vous parlez en francais!" Where can we buy affordable simple clothes plus-size nearby Paris? I will watch your videos, whether they are for plus-size or not!

[@martamartin6639]

Hi, Marie-Ann. Im new in your chanel. Im a little curious. Do you still live in France? I have been in France twice. I love Paris. I always stayed in the Champs de Elysees area. I really love your culture and your chic style. I missed my breakfast at Angelinas.😊Paris is so romantic. I like to shopping to Lafayette and go around to the museums and look around at the montain ave. I dont know if i pronounced correctly. Sorry i wrote it in english.😊France my favorite country to visit. Greetings from ny.💝

[@mov1ngforward]

I have a large chest...since 11 years old. I went into a shop in Paris and the woman shouted "we have nothing for you here!" 🤯

[@mov1ngforward]

You didn't do it, but thank you! ❤

[@hamaei123]

Sadly, this has happened to me as well in last 5 years. It wasn’t shouted but a smile with that declaration doesn’t soften the blow. It is however the reality - for now. My SIL says the French figure is changing with the globalization of the food industry. At least I could find beautiful accessories and shoes

[@susie9893]

Interesting - I wonder if such a reaction was rooted in an inferiority complex. We always want what we don't have - maybe she was really flat chested and always wanted to be buxom?

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

At a 36 E, since age 10, I have the same problem. I never could wear the fun “junior” lines of clothes in the US, and finding clothes that fit is really difficult, now that I am 60.

[@debraedith3446]

I'm Australian and all we seem to have available here for plus size is a line dresses and leggings. Boring 💤. Can't wait to learn what you can teach me. Love Debra. Thank you for recognising the gap in the ' style ' market for us plus size women who want to be French chic too.

[@Loribyn]

What?! No we don't! I've been 'plus size' all my life and I've never had trouble finding quality clothing to fit, and that matches my personal style, which is indeed 'French Chic' (and I wouldn't be caught dead in leggings! Don't even own a pair, but I'm obviously not running around naked and scaring the wallabies!). But you may have to pay a bit extra (but then, you will for quality regardless). I predominantly shop at Myer's (for tees and jeans, underwear, and basic department-store items; and at their various boutique counters for the better-quality wardrobe staples). Now that said, our pret-a-porter market-availability would depend on how big one is (and in what way/s), and if one is actually a plus-size, or is in fact a _super_ size (which is size 20 and over; while 'plus' is properly just 14 to 18, and _most_ brands go up to this, including the good design houses. It's the super sizes that regular brands don't carry [unless you go couture/bespoke and then they'll make whatever size you want]). My sister is a super-size and I know what trouble she has with pret-a-porter (but then, she's cheap and won't spend the money to buy anything decent. She buys veritable mountains of crap at Target, Kmart, and 'factory outlets', spending a lot more in the end than I do, and wonders why she looks like something the cat dragged in!); but I have found our plus-size range generally excellent, and in which sizes all the best international brands are readily available, along with our good local brands. But again, in tailoring terms, super-sizes are *not* plus-sizes -- they're different (and I can't speak to the availability of super sizes. They're obviously there - my sister is clothed - but I wouldn't call what she buys quality clothing. Perhaps it's _good_ super-sizes that are lacking...? I don't know). If you really can't find anything you love, then find yourself a great tailor/dressmaker instead (or become that for yourself), and be prepared to spend the money that quality clothing is worth. For example, good wool trousers:- a quality worsted wool is going to cost a minimum of $60~80 a metre, so you won't find a pair of wool trousers for less than _several_ hundred, and you shouldn't expect to (a wool blend will bring down the price, but they'll still be $250+). The same is true of a quality jacket/blazer (which will be quite a lot more than a pair of trousers); and so on. And remember that if you are in fact a super-size, as opposed to plus, a garment has to be re-engineered from a standard size, not just made bigger, so that too will add to the price; as will the extra fabric requirement, just as is true of plus sizes (but plus sizes don't need to be redesigned from standard, which is why most brands will carry them ~ because the proportions are the same as standard sizes, just larger/longer/broader; something not so of super-sizes).

[@susie9893]

@@Loribyn some excellent points but I have to disagree with you about quality. I've found it increasingly difficult in recent (eg.5) years to find quality plus size items (yes, at DJs and Meyer - just feels like they're expecting more $ for less quality). Happily, I've lost a lot of weight recently so I'm a lot less plus size than I used to be (but finding this quality issue seems to be across the board - however I'm starting to discover the joys of thrifting in terms of quality items - think vintage). I like what you said about getting your own clothes made, I'm starting to look into sewing and altering my own clothes - that way I can tailor to my own body and use materials I like.

[@Loribyn]

Thanks for your reply@@susie9893 Having thought more about it, you're probably both right -- I haven't bought anything in years because I just don't need anything, so I admit there could have been a change in that time (to which I naturally can't speak). If it has become as you say, you have the right idea (with vintage stores) -- and I'll stick with my tailor ... me! ;)

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

Dear Marie-Anne, re-watching all your videos, and re-reading your books is keeping me sane in the hell that the San Francisco area has become these last two weeks! We are surrounded by wildfires, the smoke is unbelievable and unbearable, we are having a terrible heat wave, are under advisement to start emergency evacuation packing, and have to limit power use to prevent blackouts! There was already one, accidental power outage, on the hottest day. Unlike most coastal Californians, fortunately I have two rooms with window air conditioners, but have been stuck in them for 2 weeks. Everything outside and even inside is covered with ash - we were caught unaware, with windows and doors open, the night of the first fire. Our usual heat wave refuges, cinemas, restaurants, indoor shopping malls, etc., are, of course, closed because COVID is very bad here also. I have a special folder on KZbin with all your videos in it, and am going through them again!

[@dobrilajovovic-schultz3636]

Hello, I really like your videos. Would like videos on plus size. Can you direct me please. Thank you.

[@dobrilajovovic-schultz3636]

@@MarieAnneLecoeur Thank you

[@shelaghallingtonclarkhaywo3102]

Love you programme. You have helped me so much. Xx

[@deefreeman2324]

Hello Marie-Anne I love this video and your books! Thank you. Please write a full plus size book. I am 2m tall and plus size. Dee Ann

[@susie9893]

Hi Dee, I've shared this elsewhere on a feed for this channel but I guess it bears repeating. A very wise plus size friend of mine once said that style has nothing to do with size. Being smaller won't suddenly endow you with style. Style comes from knowing yourself and having confidence to express who you are in how you dress.

[@deborahcraven6435]

Bonjour Anne Marie , looking forward to learning your techniques! x

[@deborahcraven6435]

Sorry Marie Anne !!

[@sassysenior6116]

I am a size 10/12 Canadian; NOT PLUS SIZE. But I find the techniques can be applied to all

[@kateveneroso5754]

just cause one is large does not mean one cannot be stylish!! it is very important to know one's complexition colors, and yes, style is visual.

[@jazeyrazey4301]

Indeed, we all must learn the tricks of a magician's trade, which are optical illusions and visual techniques !! Combined with knowing one's body type and what colours and hemlines compliment. And keep it simple which means elegant, which makes for a versatile and timeless style. Excellent , Marie-Anne. :-)

[@jazeyrazey4301]

Merci for inviting me to participate, Marie-Anne, but I am not a Plus Size woman, I have always been slender, and may even wear the same size as you. :-) But I will share your link with friends who would be interested in taking your French Chic Plus Size ecourse. :-)

[@kateveneroso5754]

thank you,,, I will try to find your commments more often,,,!!! I have not found anyone who has given such excellent advice even for a plus size! I have seen many women mostly from American who are plus size and wow, they stand out as if they have a sign on them declaring they are from the states! I know most Europeans do not have the size issues we have in the states but really! Large women have a reputation for being over the top so to speak, which is not so in my case. And if I see one more frech berrita I am going to throw up! Once while traveling during the 80s I sent all my Amercans clothes how and just shopped the second hand stores in Paris until I could assemble a very simple yet stylish set of outfits! I still have a coat from then which I have kept in great shape as it was expensive, and now is a collectors piece!!! Again, thank you! Oh I remember going into a shope, Bon Marche, my husband who spoke french at the time asked the sales lady where would I find my size in tights, a simple black tights? She replied: Why sir we do not make them in that large of a size!! Without missing a beat, he smiled rather sarcastically and retored: Why Madam, then what store do you purchase yours in then???? As she was about my plus size!

[@tanfay7516]

I like your dark blue sweater so much, where did you buy it ? Thank you!

[@tanfay7516]

Marie-Anne Lecoeur Thank you very much for your reply

[@susie9893]

Yes I fell for that cardi in the episode about capsule wardrobe essentials. Is great to see it on

[@billiejo7940]

I would love to learn how to dress for my plus size. Thank you for your video's.

[@susanpapa4406]

Susan papa Please include me in your plus sized course. Help, Please!

[@lilianhoulind723]

Im just a size 34...but it is good,you take into aconto,everybody is not petite...Well done...

[@joyceshields9156]

Why do shirts and blouses, t-shirts, linen, whatever, for women , have pockets on the chest? I’m large busted. I need to distract, not draw attention. That said, I don’t know why any woman would want chest pockets. We aren’t going to put a hanky there, or carry cigarettes there (heaven forbid), or money, or anything! Depending on the size of the woman, the placement can be very strange! It doesn’t seem to matter where I shop for a simple collared shirt, or t-shirt, there is at least 11 if not 2 pockets.

[@MarieAnneLecoeur]

You have hit on a fundamental issue Joyce 👏 even the designers have no idea why they do it 🤷‍♀️

[@firecracker4151]

Thank you

[@jillianlea9690]

i would love some styling examples for plus size women

[@josefinamoneny2329]

Brands that offer tailored and specialized plus size clothes made for them. Not just big shapeless amorous things. There are also petite plus.For very young girls is a little different. " Style is about illusion" I guess we have to make magic like Prospero.

[@purplemoon8637]

Yes please! Thank you for sharing!

[@normazaharioudakis1090]

Love your videos and love Paris

[@CroixdeLorraine]

Bonjour, bonjour Marie-Anne, Merci bien pour le petit cours pour les femmes "plus-size!" I hope that I said that right!! Thanks you and your videos, I like trying to dust off my 35 year old French, and venture forth a little and try to speak a bit more!! I truly do appreciate your addressing the plus size question. I have lost a lot of weight, yes, but I still have a ways to go!! Encore, merci pour la lecon de l'elegance et chic!! A bientot!!☺️☺️✝️⚜️

[@tracyhatcher1593]

Marie-Anne Lecoeur link doesn't work. Love the style but I am plus sized.

[@TippyPuddles]

Use the "redirect link", it works.

[@gabrielapaulinho1luv]

Very interested in your forthcoming course.

[@suzannedesylva3805]

Suzanne- I subscribed 3 weeks ago. Excellent information and wonderful presentations.

[@libbyadams7631]

So excited to hear what you have to say about plus size. 👍

[@michellehawkins3754]

Hello from Canada.

[@michellehawkins3754]

@@MarieAnneLecoeur Bonjour Marie-Anne LeCoeur. J'ai acheté votre livre chic plus en anglais. Merci de l'avoir écrit. J'apprécie vos vidéos. ( Hello Marie-Anne LeCoeur. I bought your book chic plus in english. Thank you, for writing it. I appreciate your videos. )

[@bellejour559]

I love you Marie-Anne💜

[@dori1425]

Help I need plus size style

[@kiskeacity]

Yes!

[@josefinamoneny2329]

I only wear nice tights, never leggings. They have excellent and comfortable some in Macys Lingerie or Lane Bryant, who also has the best bras.

[@florichahal7668]

Unfortunately Lane Bryant does not carry sizes below 36 even if you need a DDD which can't be found in regular department stores.

[@fundamental1020]

You are clear!!

[@normazaharioudakis1090]

Hello love your videos. Did you live in Mexico ? You had a purse that I loved I believed you said you bought it in Mexico

[@lovespurpleflowers]

Where did you live in Mexico, Marie-Anne, I was in Mexico City and Chilpancingo, back in the late 70s, it was a great experience!

[@allurekids4545]

Am interested in the plus size course

[@bechworth1]

More please!

[@healthnut3433]

Even one of my 'Neanderthal' male friends has commented on how different Vanna White's ("Wheel Of Fortune" television program) body looks depending on what she wears.

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

When I was at University, all the guys in my classes were obsessed with Vanna! I won’t say exactly, but it was a long time ago.

[@kristinaluther894]

I what to be classic and chic to but I'm plus size to

[@lynnwolverton3207]

Very interested.

[@colleenconingsby904]

Yes

[@lilianhoulind723]

Like your cardigan...and thereby,Karen millen

[@deborahwainwright4597]

I would be interested in Plus size course

[@gabrielapaulinho1luv]

Oui! Plus videos sure la taille plus! Merci.

[@jacquieincolour9084]

Looking forward to it! 👏👏👏

[@zombelladonna]

I think it’s possible to be plus sized and wear a mini dress. But it’ll look better if you find a cut that suits your body type.

[@susie9893]

Hmm, I think it's something you can get away with when you're young. But once the cellulite sets in you'll be rethinking that idea believe me. ALTHO, I've seen some older plus size women who are all tummy/torso (no, definitely not pregnant) and have GREAT legs. Women like that COULD wear minis and shorts but proportionally a different style might be recommended to elongate them (that's not my figure type so I can't really comment on that but I'm guessing that a mini would MAKE them look pregnant in that it would emphasise their tummy - really need to draw the eye down, maybe a mini but really chunky boots might work)

[@kimstahl6833]

How good would it be eve;to have pretty underwear for plus size people.

[@blueyellow3621]

Please, make a video with a plus size real women, not models, and show examples of how to style the right way v. The wrong ( frumpy) way. Kinda before and after examples. Thanks!

[@florichahal7668]

@@MarieAnneLecoeur 😯

[@narrelleweir6383]

I just had a quick look at your e books for plus size. I will get it after visiting my sick (cancer) sister. When younger I had a rectangular shape, but after many years of little exercise after a now repaired back injury I am apple shape. I am guessing I buy the apple shape e book, but not sure?

[@narrelleweir6383]

Thank you for replying so quickly. I will take up your course as soon as I return.❤

[@lesliecraven3087]

I am a plus size with an hourglass shape the most important thing for me and dressing is not to have anything hit me at the hip. I am 510 160 pounds a US 12 UK 16 46 Italian. 38-30-41. Not a true plus size but almost Pants are the most difficult because to fit at the hip the waste is always huge and I have to tailor. I would love to know some other designers that fit a bigger girl like me Ralph Lauren and Peruvian connection are my two standbys here in the states

[@9inchnailsthrougheachoneof790]

Girl same Those thic thighs just rip out of everything lol. I have been working out and my waist is back to 30 but butt is still 47 and people around me say it looks sexy but the struggle is real lol

[@Elle_Gowing]

A good tailor is your best friend and work that waist with a belt. @Leslie Craven with your height you are not plus size and @9 inch nails through each one of my eyelids your shape is so on trend. Dress classy, not sexy.

[@susie9893]

Yes, after 40+ years I've finally given up the ideal of finding clothes that fit properly. If it fits my hips and makes my butt look good then the waist can be taken in (I remember the clothing disasters of my teens when I'd buy jeans to fit my waist 😯😖)

[@goodnessmercybegood2all450]

I overheat a lot so I wear t shirt n shorts

[@lilianhoulind3958]

Vi er alle forskellige.dejligt,at De vil,tage højde derfor🤗

[@Mmmmkaaay]

Plus size designers assume that because I'm a 14, it means that I have enormous breasts. Even the models they use are busty. Every dress has to be altered so I don't look like I'm playing dress up in mommy's closet.

[@Mmmmkaaay]

@@MarieAnneLecoeur I've never heard of it. I'll have to check it out! Thanks. 🙂

[@ColettaDesign]

I'm interested. You're a lovely woman. Thank you.

[@ColettaDesign]

Not sure if I qualify. I’m a Large/X Large. Size 14-16 USA

[@shteacher]

“Full French Chic”?

[@marysiaschwarz6475]

Very interested in your course indeed

[@draewright]

[@heatherinparis]

North American plus sized clothing is, almost without exception, horrible. Garish colour combinations, carnival-style prints, badly fitting, pattern mismatched or frumpy-looking plain, dark, sombre, poorly trimmed black or navy. It is VERY difficult to find anything to wear at all, let alone anything even remotely stylish, especially if you are a woman "of a certain age." Not even the best design houses seem to want to create anything for plus sized women.

[@CroixdeLorraine]

💖☺️✝️⚜️

[@reflectivewomanSD]

Plus size men and women can try to dress French chic but they’ll never fully pull it off. Part of dressing chic is the size. Size 2, to be exact. We can try to pull it off but we’ll always be disappointed in the overall look. 😭🤷‍♀️

[@reflectivewomanSD]

@@MarieAnneLecoeur well, you would know better than me. I still find that it's not quite 'IT' when someone (me) is trying to pull off french chic when they are beyond a certain size. It's like playing dress up 🤷🏻‍♀️. I'll settle for just looking 'nice'. Love your videos though!

[@susie9893]

@@MarieAnneLecoeur thank you for saying this! I think too many plus sized women get so demoralised by how they look and especially how others tell them they look and then they get depressed and find it even harder to lose weight and virtually impossible to feel good about themselves. And often it isn't even their fault they gained weight - often it's a hormone thing (and education about diet in the West is extremely dodgy). I know, I've been there. So I always try to encourage others to be happy in their own skin. And to be grateful for their bodies - your body is what gets you where you're going.

[@susie9893]

@@reflectivewomanSD I think possibly they tried to pull off their interpretation of French chique? Perhaps they copied a look from a French designer or something on Instagram?? This is not the essence of French chique. French chique is knowing how best to enhance YOUR body and wearing classic styles to do so. Really the principles could've been DESIGNED for a plus-sized woman eg. keep it simple, less is more - we all know that simpler cuts and patterns/textiles suit a larger woman better

[@marytgarvey8284]

Too much talk and self praise, get on with showing the clothes !!!!

[@susie9893]

Obviously she's advertising her course. This is what she does for a living - naturally she wants to get paid for that. It's not a hobby for her - she doesn't need the attention or whatever it is that inspires some other KZbinrs out there.

[@lovespurpleflowers]

Please Mary, if you intend to be rude, please do not do it here on this site as "trolls" are not appreciated, I hope you understand what. I am saying?

[@biggertom1234]

Yes very interested. Ruth Thomson age 62 with a rectangular figure as well . Many thanks gor such valuable lessons in the art and technique of illusion on personal styling ....wonderful and looking forward merci again and again.

[@MarieAnneLecoeur]

You are very welcome Ruth x